Auction on
08 February 2020 - 00:00 (CET) -
1120 North Fairfax, street Alexandria, Virginia - 22314 Washington
Kept in the same private collection since the 19th century, this drawing by Honoré Daumier is a rediscovery. The two drinkers will enrich the catalogue raisonné currently being prepared.
Honoré Daumier (1808-1879), Les Buveurs (Daumier’s Drinkers), ca. 1860, wash, ink, watercolour and Conté pencil on paper, 20.5 x 24.6 cm. Estimate: $150,000/300,000
Honoré Daumier (1808-1879), Les Buveurs (Daumier’s Drinkers), ca. 1860, wash, ink, watercolour and Conté pencil on paper, 20.5 x 24.6 cm. Estimate: $150,000/300,000
Honoré Daumier’s drawings and paintings are harder to date than his lithographs. Seldom exhibited and, therefore, rarely seen by critics, they left few clues. Much scarcer…
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